Making BDD Work for you
summary
Argues BDD works without new tools by using Specification by Example and the Given-When-Then sentence structure as executable specs, implemented as tests in existing runners like PHPUnit rather than UI Selenium suites. Demonstrates a concrete rule set (VIP customers with five books get free delivery) to expose edge cases early. Notes maintenance effort increases — examples and step implementations need refactoring — but delivers a self-validating living documentation that speeds defect discovery and clarifies intent.
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chapters (13)
- 0:00Intro
- 0:25Warmup exercise
- 3:00Why do we need BDD
- 7:45Specification by example
- 10:50What is it really
- 12:00The two main actors
- 14:30How do you do it
- 19:54System Theory
- 28:40Problems
- 32:03Test Pyramid
- 34:21Maintenance
- 36:37Living Documentation
- 38:08Conclusion
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